Foods around the world

Personal Social and Emotional

Talk about what foods we like and dislike and if we have been to different countries or restaurants to taste different cuisines.

Communication and Language

Identify different types of food from around the world eg. Pizza, burgers, sushi, curry etc and where in the world they come from.

Physical Development

Handling foods to make your own pizza.  Use chopsticks to pick up noodles.   Look at the importance of hand washing before preparing food or eating.

Literacy

Looking at different recipe books from around the world.

Mathematics

Identify shapes to relate to different foods eg. Nachos (triangle), Wrap (Circle).

Understanding the World

Discuss where different countries are located, and how local ingredients affect the cuisine.  Eg: spices used for curry in India, Rice used for sushi in Japan, cheese in France etc.

Expressive Art and Design

Make your own pizza or pasta
Make your own crepes/pancakes
Cut out different foods from around the world to collage
Paint your favourite dish

Focused Vocabulary

Eat, food, pasta, bread, curry, sushi, burgers, pizza, nachos, burrito, paella, recipe, ingredients.